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LOT 3925
Justin and Sophia AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 12 (576/7). Cyzicus mint. 2nd officina.
[...]-ΝVS P P A, nimbate figures of Justin, holding globus cruciger, and Sophia, holding cruciform sceptre, seated facing on double throne; cross above / Large M; cross above; A N N O X II (date) across field; B below, KYZ in exergue. DOC 125b.1-2; SB 372. Very Fine.(14.55gr, 30mm, 7h.).
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
